News release: “The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury [December 22, 2010] released the December edition of the Obama Administrations Housing Scorecard. The latest housing figures show continued home affordability in the housing market, with interest rates near record lows, but the market remains fragile, as… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Senior Supervisors Group Issues Report on Risk Appetite Frameworks and IT Infrastructure
Federal Reserve Bank of New York: “Senior financial supervisors from ten countries collectively, the Senior Supervisors Group (SSG) issued a report on December 23, 2010 that evaluates how financial institutions have progressed in developing formal risk appetite frameworks and in building out highly developed IT infrastructures and firm wide data aggregation capabilities. The… Continue Reading
Human Service Nonprofits and Government Collaboration Findings from the 2010 National Survey of Nonprofit Government Contracting and Grants
Urban Institute – Human Service Nonprofits and Government Collaboration – Findings from the 2010 National Survey of Nonprofit Government Contracting and Grants, Elizabeth T. Boris, Erwin de Leon, Katie L. Roeger, Milena Nikolova, Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy, October 2010: “The recession crippled the budgets of many nonprofits just as demand for their services rose.… Continue Reading
Two Essays Diverge on Power of Social Media
Small Change – Why the revolution will not be tweeted, by Malcolm Gladwell: “he world, we are told, is in the midst of a revolution. The new tools of social media have reinvented social activism. With Facebook and Twitter and the like, the traditional relationship between political authority and popular will has been upended, making… Continue Reading
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Changes to the Regulation of Derivatives and their Impact on Agribusiness
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Changes to the Regulation of Derivatives and their Impact on Agribusiness, By Michael K. Adjemian and Gerald E. Plato, Outlook Report No. (AIS-89) 21 pp, November 2010 “The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act makes significant changes to Federal regulation of the U.S. over-the-counter… Continue Reading
AARP: Impact of Modernizing the American Poverty Measure on the Poverty Status of Older Persons
“The current official poverty rate does not provide adequate information about who is poor or whether key programs are helping to make progress against poverty. According to a new PPI Fact Sheet, Impact of Modernizing the American Poverty Measure on the Poverty Status of Older Persons, by Ke Bin Wu of the AARP Public Policy… Continue Reading
Proposed U.S. House Rules Pave the Way for iPads and BlackBerrys?
Proposed U.S. House Rules Welcome (Quiet) Mobile Devices to the Floor: “In this last Congress, the 111th, the House operated under a rule that dictated that no one shall “smoke or use a wireless telephone or personal computer on the floor of the House.” But, according to copy of the proposed rules just posted to… Continue Reading
Pew Internet Study – Cancer 2.0: A summary of recent research
Cancer 2.0: A summary of recent research, Susannah Fox, Associate Director, 12/13/2010: “The majority of U.S. adults have internet access, including those who are living with chronic disease. In 1995 only about 1 in 10 American adults had access to the internet. In 2000, it was up to nearly half of adults. Now, about 75%… Continue Reading
Pew Study: Politics goes mobile
Politics goes mobile, by Aaron Smith, Lee Rainie, Dec 23, 2010: “More than a quarter of American adults 26% used their cell phones to learn about or participate in the 2010 mid-term election campaign. In a post-election nationwide survey of adults, the Pew Research Centers Internet & American Life Project found that 82%… Continue Reading
Examining the Filibuster: Hearings before the Committee on Rules and Administration, United States Senate
Government Book Talk: “Examining the Filibuster: Hearings before the Committee on Rules and Administration, United States Senate [666 pages, PDF]: “Apparently the filibuster was not erected by the founding fathers as a way to safeguard the rights of the minority and guarantee careful deliberation of legislation. Originally, both Houses of Congress included a previous question… Continue Reading
Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Releases Report on Networking and Information Technology
News release: “The United States is spending considerably less on networking and information technology research than is suggested by official tallies and would benefit from both a larger investment and improved long-term strategic planning in this crucial field of research, according to an independent report released today by the Presidents Council of Advisors on Science… Continue Reading
EPA Provides Public with Easier Access to Chemical Information
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has introduced a new web-based tool that will enable the public to search for and have easy access to health and safety studies on industrial chemicals. As part of Administrator Lisa P. Jacksons continued efforts to enhance EPA’s chemical management program and increase transparency, the chemical data access… Continue Reading
